London cop faces charges after taser incident leaves man with serious injuries
A Met police officer will appear in court for allegedly causing life-changing injuries to a man during a chase. The incident happened when the officer used his taser causing the suspect to fall from a building
A 30-year old Pc Liam Newman from Ilfords police station is set to face Westminster magistrates court this wed for a serious incident that happened bout two-and-half years ago
The case involves a foot chase in east-London where things went wrong - a 61-year old man climbed onto a shed-like structure during the pursuit (which ended with devastating consequences when the officer used his taser equipment). The suspect fell down and got life-changing injuries from the impact
The Independent Office for Police Conduct did their job for bout a year; looking into every detail of this unfortunate event before sending their findings to prosecutors who then decided to press charges. The case now moves forward with a GBH charge against the officer
I am acutely aware of the level of public concern following this incident; our officers understand it is vitally important to maintain public trust and confidence
The local police leadership says they cant comment more on the situation since its now going to court - but they know this kind of thing needs proper investigation to keep peoples trust
